Dias Toffoli

His Excellency
Dias Toffoli
59th President of the Supreme Federal Court
Assumed office
13 September 2018
Vice President Luiz Fux
Preceded by Cármen Lúcia
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Assumed office
23 October 2009
Appointed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Menezes Direito
Attorney General of the Union
In office
12 March 2007 – 23 October 2009
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by Álvaro Augusto Ribeiro Costa
Succeeded by Luís Inácio Adams
Personal details
Born José Antonio Dias Toffoli
(1967-11-15) 15 November 1967
Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater University of São Paulo (USP)
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José Antonio Dias Toffoli (born November 15, 1967) is a Brazilian jurist and current Justice and President of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.[1][2]

Biography

Toffoli was born in Marília, São Paulo in 1967, the son of Luiz Toffoli and Sebastiana Seixas Dias Toffoli. He attended the law school of the University of São Paulo from 1986 to 1990, graduating with a bachelor's degree in law.[3] While in college, Toffoli presided the student union.[4] From 1996 to 2002 he was a professor of constitutional and family law at Centro Universitário de Brasília.[3]

In 1994 and 1995 Toffoli took examinations for a position as a judge in the state of São Paulo, but was twice rejected.[5] Toffoli was then the legal representant for the Workers' Party (PT) in the presidential campaigns of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 1998, 2002 and 2006.[6]

Toffoli as solicitor general in 2008

From March 2001 to December 2002 Toffoli was a co-owner of the law firm Toffoli & Telesca Advogados, and from 2005 to 2007 co-owned the firm Toffoli & Rangel Advogados. In 2007 Toffoli was nominated by President Lula to serve as solicitor general in his administration.[3]

Supreme Court nomination

On 17 September 2009 President Lula nominated Dias Toffoli, his then-solicitor general, for the Supreme Federal Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito two weeks prior. Upon his nomination, Toffoli resigned as solicitor general and was replaced by Evandro Costa Gama.[7]

After being confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court, Toffoli took his seat as Justice on 23 October 2009, aged 41. He was, at the time, the youngest person to become Supreme Court justice since 1988, and remains as one of the youngest people to enter the court. He was the eighth Supreme Court nominee of President Lula.[8]

Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court

On 13 September 2018, Toffoli succeeded Justice Carmen Lúcia as the president of the Supreme Federal Court. The court's vice president in this term is Luiz Fux.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Composição Atual :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ↑ Rosa, Vera; Moraes, Rafael (25 December 2017). "Temer busca ponte com Toffoli, que assumirá STF" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 http://www.stf.jus.br/arquivo/cms/sobreStfComposicaoComposicaoPlenariaApresentacao/anexo/cv_diastoffoli_2011maio18.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,o-estudo-a-militancia-e-o-sequestro-do-chapeu,438045
  5. ↑ https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,supremo-vetou-reprovado-em-concurso-de-juiz-a-vaga-no-tj,442565
  6. ↑ http://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/pt-pagina-virada-diz-ministro-dias-toffoli-antes-de-assumir-tse-12470247
  7. ↑ https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/2009/09/17/ult5773u2509.jhtm
  8. ↑ https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,toffoli-toma-posse-no-stf-com-lula-e-sarney-na-plateia,455501
  9. ↑ https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2018/09/13/dias-toffoli-toma-posse-como-presidente-do-supremo-tribunal-federal.ghtml
Political offices
Preceded by
Álvaro Augusto Ribeiro Costa		 Attorney General of the Union
2007–2009		 Succeeded by
Luís Inácio Adams
Legal offices
Preceded by
Carlos Alberto Menezes Direito		 Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
2009–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Cármen Lúcia		 President of the Supreme Federal Court
2018–present
Preceded by
Cármen Lúcia		 Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court
2016–2018		 Succeeded by
Luiz Fux
Preceded by
Marco Aurélio Mello		 President of the Superior Electoral Court
2014–2016		 Succeeded by
Gilmar Mendes
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Eunício Oliveira
as President of the Federal Senate		 Brazilian presidential line of succession
3rd in line
as President of the Supreme Federal Court 		None


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